Packaging Operator

About the role

ALPLA is a global family-owned, privately held company that makes innovative, customized, recycled packaging for top companies such as P&G, Unilever, L'Oréal, Pepsi, and more. ALPLA values their employees, work-life balance, personal growth, compensation and sustainability.

What You Will Enjoy Doing

Main Responsibilities:

• Setup, operate, maintain, troubleshoot multiple types of packaging equipment. Equipment may include, but is not limited to:
  • Carton erectors
  • Partition inserters
  • Product inserters (MPV, VPM, PLU)
  • Foil dispensers
  • Top closers
  • Palletization equipment
• Manual responsibilities include:
  • Loading, building and make boxes
  • Hand packaging of bottles
  • Loading labels
• Maintenance includes:
  • Perform routine cleaning, and minor maintenance of equipment to ensure smooth operations
• Material Handling:
  • Loading/unloading packaging materials such as corrugate, containers or other raw materials
• Documentation:
  • Accurately document records of finished goods, packaging specifications, or any visual quality checks
  • Perform changeover's of divers packaging equipment (e.g. case erector, partition inserter, top sealer, …)
• Applies correct labels
• Perform quality check consisting of visual inspection of overall product, labels and packaging integrity for defects
• Housekeeping

What Makes You Great

Performance Measurements:

• Accurately following all labeling procedures
• Quality checks

Education/Experience:

• High school diploma or equivalent
• 6 months of manufacturing experience preferred

Additional Requirements:

• Capable of lifting 55 pounds and to stand for a minimum of 12 hours
• Able to work with multiple types of equipment simultaneously
• High cleanliness standards for the machines and work area

Physical Demands:

• The employee is regularly required to stand, walk, push and pull, reach with hands and arms and very occasionally to climb or balance
• The employee is frequently required to use hands to finger, handle, or feel; stoop, kneel, crouch, or crawl and talk or hear
• The employee is occasionally required to sit
• The employee must regularly lift and/or move up to 10 lbs., frequently lift and/or move up to 38 lbs. and occasionally lift and/or move or push/pull up to 55 lbs.
• Specific vision abilities required by this job include close vision
• It is required to act in a safe and environmentally responsible manner at all times by adhering to all ALPLA policies and procedures and Safety Standards (OSHA)

Benefits

• Health and Wellness Care Program
• Child Care Benefits
• Dependent Care Cost Savings Program
• Recognition programs
• Promotional opportunities
• 401K Retirement Plan and excellent Matching Plan
• Medical, dental, vision plan
• Education assistance program/tuition reimbursement
• Short term, long term and life insurance paid by ALPLA
• Paid vacation; paid holidays